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Located in the heart of the Zoo, Wortham World of Primates offers up close viewing of some of the world’s most fascinating and intelligent creatures. Nestled in a naturalistic setting, the winding boardwalk and arboreal tree house allow visitors to observe the behavior of a wide variety of threatened and endangered primates. Included in the animal collection are lemurs, cotton top, pied and golden lion tamarins, howler monkeys, red capped mangabeys, guenons, mandrills, patas monkeys, siamangs, and Sumatran and Bornean orangutans.